Horseflesh
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The reviews and discussion here are an absolute goldmine, but I have some unusual and actually kind of contradictory desires... I could use some help navigating to the right compromise in a bookshelf style speaker. My budget is approx. $500 but I could spend more for the right stuff, and would happily spend less if possible. I don't need a "monitor," but that seems to be where the best values are.
I have a bedroom as diagrammed below where the relaxed-in-bed listening spot is about 12 ft from where speakers would be, under the TV.
I'll also be seated around the foot of the bed practicing electric guitar and bass. Per my research on music forums the budget 6" or larger self-powered monitors frequently discussed here (Kali, JBL, etc) are OK for this use.
Another limiting parameter is that the speakers would need be to within 6" of the wall, on top of a cabinet. No room for poles or other such mounts, unfortunately.
As the last piece of the puzzle, I also have an older but nice 100W/channel home theater receiver, so I do not necessarily need self-powered speakers.
So this is kind of tough, as I want to be 4-6 ft away and 12 ft away at different times. I want good bass, but I want the speakers to be small, too.
I realize that with smaller speakers designed for nearfield, there is going to be a sacrifice in audio quality when I'm far away in the bed, but currently TV sound is provided by the TV speakers... so anything will be an improvement! I know I am not going to turn this room into a home theater with a pair of budget speakers, that is OK.
I guess the major subjective question I have is, with nearfield monitors like the Kali LP-6 v2, how far can you push the listening difference before you start having problems in casual media consumption?
These are the setups I am thinking about... Many thanks in advance for your comments.
Self-powered:
Kali LP-6/8
Adam T5V/T7V
(On guitar forums everyone loves Presonus, but overall reviews seem mixed)
Unpowered with my Yamaha 100W/channel amp:
ELAC Debut 2.0 B6.2
??
I have a bedroom as diagrammed below where the relaxed-in-bed listening spot is about 12 ft from where speakers would be, under the TV.
I'll also be seated around the foot of the bed practicing electric guitar and bass. Per my research on music forums the budget 6" or larger self-powered monitors frequently discussed here (Kali, JBL, etc) are OK for this use.
Another limiting parameter is that the speakers would need be to within 6" of the wall, on top of a cabinet. No room for poles or other such mounts, unfortunately.
As the last piece of the puzzle, I also have an older but nice 100W/channel home theater receiver, so I do not necessarily need self-powered speakers.
So this is kind of tough, as I want to be 4-6 ft away and 12 ft away at different times. I want good bass, but I want the speakers to be small, too.
I realize that with smaller speakers designed for nearfield, there is going to be a sacrifice in audio quality when I'm far away in the bed, but currently TV sound is provided by the TV speakers... so anything will be an improvement! I know I am not going to turn this room into a home theater with a pair of budget speakers, that is OK.
I guess the major subjective question I have is, with nearfield monitors like the Kali LP-6 v2, how far can you push the listening difference before you start having problems in casual media consumption?
These are the setups I am thinking about... Many thanks in advance for your comments.
Self-powered:
Kali LP-6/8
Adam T5V/T7V
(On guitar forums everyone loves Presonus, but overall reviews seem mixed)
Unpowered with my Yamaha 100W/channel amp:
ELAC Debut 2.0 B6.2
??